FEDERER DEMANDS TOUGHER CHECKS TO WEED OUT DRUG CHEATS

LONDON: Roger Federer has warned tennis chiefs they must bring in tougher measures to weed out drug cheats in a bid to avoid a repeat of the Russian athletics doping scandal. Russia has been accused of “state-sponsored” doping by an independent commission set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in a report which has stunned the sporting world. The shocking revelations could eventually lead to Russian athletes being excluded from the 2016 Rio Olympics.